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Aramis Ramirez will find the Pittsburgh Pirates look a lot different than they did the previous time he dressed as a member of the team. The Pirates, acting on a need to fill the third-base spot because of injury, acquired Ramirez and cash from the Brewers on Thursday afternoon in exchange for minor-league pitcher Yhonathan Barrios. Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news that the two teams were near an agreement, and CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reported via Twitter that Aramis Ramirez has been acquired by the Pirates. Heyman adds that the Pirates will becovering $3 million…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; July 16, 2015 – The Penn State football program announced that it will remove the names from the backs of its jerseys beginning this season. Additionally, the program announced it would unveil and distribute its 2015 poster at various locations in State College on Thursday, July 16 from 6:45-7:45 p.m. The decision to remove the names from the jerseys was made to pay homage to the history of Penn State football and return to the tradition that represented Penn State for 125 years. The names were added to the back of the jerseys during the 2012 season…

Monday Phillies ownership partner John Middleton and president Pat Gillick introduced Andy MacPhail at a news conference. MacPhail will succeed Gillick as club president after the season. In the meantime, he will be a special assistant to Gillick. See more from Todd Zolecki at MLB.com

Monday’s major news in college hoops is simply this: Bo Ryan is likely entering his final season as Wisconsin’s coach. Ryan released a statement that revealed he openly debated retiring this past spring, but after discussions with his athletic director, he took some time to think it over. He’s opting for one more season on the bench in Madison, and after that, his hope is that the program will do what Syracuse just formally announced: name a current assistant as its coach-in-waiting. That coach would be Greg Gard, Ryan’s longtime assistant. See Ryan’s statement here.

Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg has resigned from his post, the club announced Friday. Sandberg, 55, ended up taking over as Phillies manager when Charlie Manuel stepped down in August of 2013 and was then named full-time manager before the season concluded. In parts of three seasons and 278 games as skipper, Sandberg has a 119-159 record. “It’s not an easy decision,” Sandberg said. “In a lot of ways I’m old school and I’m very much dissatisfied with the record and not please at all with that. And I think that goes hand in hand with being the manager. So it’s…

Penn State and more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa./GoPSUSports.com – Veteran NFL coach Jim Haslett will serve as a consultant for the Penn State football team. In his role with the Nittany Lions, Haslett will work with the Penn State football coaches, staff and program. “We are very excited to have Jim with our program,” head coach James Franklin said. “Jim has an outstanding football mind and invaluable experience that will be a tremendous resource. He has great knowledge of the game at the next level and we plan to put that to good use. He will work with our offensive, special teams and defensive coaches…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; June 12, 2015 – The game time for the Penn State football home opener against Buffalo on Saturday, Sept. 12 is slated for noon. The game will air live on ESPN2 or ESPNU. This is the fourth time announced for Penn State’s 2015 schedule. The Nittany Lions will host Rutgers in primetime on the Big Ten Network on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. and Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 10 at noon. Additionally, the Penn State at Ohio State game on Saturday, Oct. 17 will kick at 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2. This will be the first meeting…

News

Aramis Ramirez will find the Pittsburgh Pirates look a lot different than they did the previous time he dressed as a member of the team. The Pirates, acting on a need to fill the third-base spot because of injury, acquired Ramirez and cash from the Brewers on Thursday afternoon in exchange for minor-league pitcher Yhonathan Barrios. Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news that the two teams were near an agreement, and CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reported via Twitter that Aramis Ramirez has been acquired by the Pirates. Heyman adds that the Pirates will becovering $3 million…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; July 16, 2015 – The Penn State football program announced that it will remove the names from the backs of its jerseys beginning this season. Additionally, the program announced it would unveil and distribute its 2015 poster at various locations in State College on Thursday, July 16 from 6:45-7:45 p.m. The decision to remove the names from the jerseys was made to pay homage to the history of Penn State football and return to the tradition that represented Penn State for 125 years. The names were added to the back of the jerseys during the 2012 season…

Monday Phillies ownership partner John Middleton and president Pat Gillick introduced Andy MacPhail at a news conference. MacPhail will succeed Gillick as club president after the season. In the meantime, he will be a special assistant to Gillick. See more from Todd Zolecki at MLB.com

Monday’s major news in college hoops is simply this: Bo Ryan is likely entering his final season as Wisconsin’s coach. Ryan released a statement that revealed he openly debated retiring this past spring, but after discussions with his athletic director, he took some time to think it over. He’s opting for one more season on the bench in Madison, and after that, his hope is that the program will do what Syracuse just formally announced: name a current assistant as its coach-in-waiting. That coach would be Greg Gard, Ryan’s longtime assistant. See Ryan’s statement here.